If you notice a decrease in height, you should also suspect symptomless spinal disease or osteoporosis.
Posted 2024.01.08 20:50 Views 24 Posted 2024.01.08 20:50 Modified 2024.01.08 16:59 Views 24 Aging also occurs in the discs that connect the vertebrae. If you lose height, you should also check your spine and bone health. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]
When you get older you go for a health check, you find that your height has decreased by 0.5 cm. “Did I measure your height incorrectly?” She tilts her head, but isn’t paying much attention. Finally, when she shrinks 1 or 2 cm, “Is there something wrong with my body?” suspected disease. Is it common for people to become shorter when they reach middle age or later?
Muscle loss and aging of the lumbar disc… Is it common to become shorter?
A woman in her 50s appears disappointed after receiving the results of a health test. Her general health is good, but her height has decreased. The slight decrease in her height after reaching middle age is due to aging. Muscle that begins to decline in your late 30s and declines rapidly in your 50s and 60s can affect your height.
Furthermore, if the disc, which connects the vertebrae to each other and acts as a cushion, is often put under pressure due to poor posture, it may thin and reduce height. As disk aging occurs, the height becomes even smaller. Sufficient humidity is needed to maintain the elasticity of the disc. Just as fluids in the body, such as digestive juices, decrease with age, the moisture within the disc also decreases. If you drink less water, your skin will noticeably lose moisture.
Osteoporosis without symptoms?… There are many pathologies to take care of during menopause.
If you suddenly lose more than 1-2 cm in height, you may suffer from osteoporosis. This is because the bones in the spine weaken due to a decrease in bone density, which causes the lower back to bend or compress, affecting height. Osteoporosis usually has no symptoms. Many people only discover they have osteoporosis after falling and breaking a bone. I could develop a spinal fracture without knowing it. Menopausal women, whose estrogen (female hormone) gradually disappears, should also pay attention to their bone health.
Early spinal stenosis?…Progresses slowly and causes pain later.
If your height has decreased significantly, you should also check for spinal stenosis. At first there may be no symptoms such as back pain or numbness in the legs. This disease is a disease in which the spinal canal narrows and presses on the spinal cord or nerves passing inside, causing pain. It progresses slowly and without symptoms at first and may not be taken seriously. Some people only go to hospital when their posture becomes slouched and they experience pain.
You should pay attention to your daily calcium and vitamin D foods… Prepare for the health of middle-aged and elderly people
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, calcium deficiency among women is evident. According to statistics from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (2021), among the 10 nutrients that Koreans are deficient in, the one in which women had the highest percentage was calcium, which was 7.7 times more deficient than men men. Deficiency of vitamin D, which helps calcium absorption, was 3.5 times that of men. You should supplement vitamin D by consistently eating calcium-containing foods and exposing your bare skin to sunlight for about 20 minutes a day.
Calcium-rich foods include milk and dairy products, fish with bones, and some green vegetables. The calcium in milk has a high absorption rate, but has the disadvantage of being difficult to digest. In this case you can choose milk-based yogurt. It is relatively easy to digest and calcium-fortified products are also available. It’s best to read the ingredient list carefully and avoid products high in saturated fat. We must hurry now for the health of middle-aged and elderly people.
Journalist Kim Yong
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